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Films made in the United Stated have continued to sweep the globe.According to the list of 1998’s most successful movies put together by Variety magazine,U.S.films took the top 39 places; Britain’s The Full Monty came in at number 40.As a consequence,British movie’s market share fell to 14 percent of the home market,while the respective figures for French films were 27 percent in France and 10 percent for German films in Germany.The European Union’s trade deficit with the United States in films and television is annually between $ 5 and $ 6 billion.
Several of Hollywood’s most successful movies have drawn from international resources.There men and a Baby was a remake of French comedy.Total Recall was made partly by French money,was directed by a Dutch man and starred an Austrian.The English Patient was directed by a Briton,shot in Italy,and starred French and British talent.The quest for new ideas and fresh talent has lead studios to develop subsidiaries in Europe:SONY’s bridge in London,Miramax in Berlin,and Warner Brothers both in Berlin and Paris.